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A Reading Response of “Free TV: File-Sharing and the Value of Television” by Michael Z. Newman Topic: The topic of Newman’s (2012) article presents the ever-changing value of TV shows as a public and private commercial enterprise. Modern TV shows have become private commercial property of TV networks, but the availability of “pirated” TV shows in P2P file-sharing networks has decreased their value. Ironically, the success of P2P file sharing has legitimized TV as a new “negotiation” of value in…

Piracy should not be allowed, due to the fact it’s using others hard work carelessly. People everyday dedicate their time and effort into projects that others could easily claim as theirs and take advantage of. Taking a stand against misdeeds such a piracy could prevent future misunderstandings. When people secure their property, it is more than likely to prevent fraud such as piracy. As technology continues to advance, it becomes easier for others to claim work as theirs without going through…

Other argue stealing music takes away from the artist’s credibility, others realize free downloads create more exposure. Yet there are still artist who make the top with free downloads. On The Billboard Hot 100 Nelly seems to be number one when in that era people were still downloading music and probably downloading that song as well. The evidence shows that even with having free downloads Nelly, a famous artist, was still able to make number one in the charts for ten weeks. Even with illegal…

Many people love music want to listen to it as much as possible but it is really worth paying a dollar per song or 15 dollars for an album? Many people would say yes and some could say no but, who is to say which person appreciates music the most so for the people who don't want to pay that much they can either priate the songs for free where the artist gets no money or they can stream the music through as site like spotify and the artist will get paid a sum of money for each play. Though many…

Since the dawn of time, people have always been interested in things that are free. It seems like a kind and harmless thing that would make the world that much better, but this is unrealistic. Everything costs something, whether it is time or cash, everything is worth something. That one game you play, with all the advertising on it; the free toy in the overpriced cereal; and even the YouTube video that was worth staying up until midnight for. But there are ways around this; Stealing, blackmail,…

Illegal downloading also known as file sharing enables people throughout the world to share information such as movies, music and documents. The various industries have been effected by the activities of illegal downloading. Music artists around the world were losing out on thousands if not millions of dollar worth of profit from CD sales. The illegal downloading will make the owner give up and they will not interest produce materials with the loss that they have to face. In this situation,…

The new technology allows music to be distributed everywhere in the world. Music accompanied people when they listen to music on the radio, listen to music through their personal devices when they workout or having a trip to their destination. Music conveys ideas and concepts that the artists hope their audiences to listen. Audiences receive the messages and impressions depend on their personal depiction of their music experience, which in turn, some music allows audiences to relief their…

How will the music industry have an impact in the future? Will the technology when downloading music be better and portable without having to carry a phone or small device? In the beginning many people bought CD’s, records, or cassettes to play music, as technology advance people have mp3 players or phones to listen to music. In America many people have used the internet to download music illegally and legally, each month more than 2.6m songs are downloaded illegally. Many artist dislike when…

This article utilizes multiple criminology theories which included general strain and self-control, as moderate predictors for a variety of criminal acts and music piracy. Digital piracy is the illegal act of copying digital goods, software, documents, music, and videos without permission and compensation to the copyright holder. Since the early days of dial-up modems and online bulletin boards, digital piracy has been prevalent phenomenon. In addition, with the ever-present access to the…

Designer labels, they new and popular and many people wear and favor them but why? Designer labels have a high popularity among the general population, for example people idolize designer labels because they are endorsed by celebrities, athletes, and other popular people. Designer labels are also highly favored because they are stylish and new. The two main reasons behind popular designer labels is popularity and fashion and that is what the crowd looks for in These labels. One reason for…